Namco × Capcom/Story/S4:Pre-Stage

20XX - Roppongi, Japan

Felicia: "Hey, are we there yet?"
Momo: "Oh, Felicia... You've been saying that every five minutes..."
Momo: "Just a little further."
Regina: "It seems like stars don't have much patience, do they?"

[Location: Ibis Island]

Regina: "Compared to walking through a swamp in the jungle for half a day... this is nothing!"
Felicia: "Not just stars, but ordinary people don't usually end up in situations like that!"
Bruce: "Yeah, maybe I should get an autograph."
Bruce: "Listen, Mr. Manager..."
King: "...I'm not her manager."
Xiaomu: "Well, what a lively group we have here."
Reiji: "...We're certainly attracting a lot of attention."
Reiji: "By the way, Komaru... what's the situation?"
Xiaomu: "...It's no good. We're still completely out of contact with headquarters."
Reiji: "Tch... What's going on...?"
M.O.M.O. "It seems we can't get in touch with them."
Nakamura: "That's troublesome."
Nakamura: "The woman who was with that monster earlier also said she was heading towards 'Shinra,' didn't she...?"
Hsien-Ko: "It seemed like that busty woman had some kind of complicated relationship with Reiji."
Momo: "Um... maybe... an ex...?"
Shion: "Ex...?"
KOS-MOS: "It is believed to be shortform for 'former girlfriend'."
KOS-MOS: "When a relationship between a man and a woman in a romantic relationship is broken off due to some kind of trouble..."
KOS-MOS: "It seems that the woman involved is referred to as such from the man's perspective."
Shion: "Oh, is that so... Thank you, KOS-MOS."
Shion (…Did she always have this kind of database…?)
Reiji: "...Don't just say whatever you want."
Reiji: "It's not... like that with her."
Xiaomu: "..."
Fong Ling: "...You don't have to say anything if you don't want to, but I want you to be clear about this one thing."
Fong Ling: "...That woman is an 'enemy,' right?"
Reiji: "...There's no doubt about that."
Reiji: "If possible... I just want to settle things with my own hands."
Xiaomu: "...Reiji, don't dwell on it too much."
Xiaomu: "There's nothing good that comes from dwelling on it..."
Reiji: "..."
Felicia: "...It's really serious, isn't it?"
King: "What? Why are you speaking so quietly...?"
Felicia: "Because, you know, Xiaomu-chan seems to like these kinds of stories, right?"
Felicia: "But when it comes to this matter, she's completely silent..."
M.O.M.O. "What does that... what exactly does that mean?"
Momo: "I see... you mean the difference between 'now' and 'before'?"
Hsien-Ko: "That sounds suspicious... does that mean a big fight is about to break out? ...That's going to get serious."
Xiaomu: "...I can hear you guys."
M.O.M.O.: "Ah, um... is that... is that really true...?"
Xiaomu: "Little girl, do you even understand what you're saying?! That's impossible!"
Xiaomu: "Honestly... young girls always fantasize about romance..."
Reiji: (I don't want to involve them... but I can't avoid it like this.)
Reiji: (I have to settle things with that woman... and quickly!)

Meanwhile - Ibis Island, a remote island in the South Sea

M. Bison: (Ibis Island... On this remote island, which has been unused since the 'Third Energy Rampage Incident'... I never imagined something so interesting would happen here.)
M. Bison: (I'll make the most of it... For the complete perfection of the Psycho Drive.)
???: "Hehe... I didn't expect to find you here..."
???: "Changing the meeting place for our date at the last minute, isn't that against the rules?"
M. Bison: "Hmph... That's what happens when you're so slow."
M. Bison: "I'm busy."
???: "Oh, you call me to this hot and humid, unromantic island, and then you have the nerve to say such things?"
???: "By the way, on this island... because of the 'fluctuations,' it seems like various visitors from other worlds are appearing...?"
???: "Especially here... the dimensions seem to be very unstable."
???: "A lot more things might happen from now on, right?"
M. Bison: "I know. ...With monsters like you around, nothing surprises me anymore."
???: (...You're one to talk.)
M. Bison: "More importantly, can we really completely destroy 'that organization' that's getting in our way?"
???: "It's a little different from saying 'I'm going to destroy them.'"
???: "Leave it to me."
M. Bison: "...As you instructed, I have already dispatched my personal guard."
M. Bison: "According to the reports, there are currently two 'Shinra' agents active... The rest are being held up at headquarters."
???: (...The little girl and the other boy, huh?)
M. Bison: "Don't miss this opportunity."
M. Bison: "Go. ...Failure is not an option."
???: "Understood, Lord Bison!"
???: "Oh... this makes it seem like I'm one of the Shadaloo's personal guards too."
???: "Don't forget the promise you made if we succeed."
M. Bison: "IF you succeed."
???: "What an unfriendly evil overlord you are."
???: "Well then, Your Excellency, I'll be going now!"
???: "Just kidding... hehe."
M. Bison: (Hmph... I would never give information about the Psycho Drive to an unknown monster like you.)

Meanwhile - Roppongi, Japan

Chun-Li: "Running away so fast...! I told you to stop!"
Cammy: "...Such a persistent woman."
Juni: "I received a message from Lord Bison."
Juni: "...He says we should proceed with the mission..."
Cammy: "Understood."
Cammy: "...Because of this woman, the plan is starting to fall behind schedule... She's becoming a nuisance."
Juli: "Proposal: Complete elimination."
Cammy: "...Perhaps I should get rid of this source of worry."
Cammy: "Eliminate her."
Juni: "Mission, understood."
Juli: "Mission: Understood."
Chun-Li: "It seems you've finally gotten motivated."
Chun-Li: (But it's one against three... can I really do this?)
???: "Hey, hey... I'm running into a lot of people I know today."
Chun-Li: "Huh...!?"
???: "Yeah. ...Are you alright?"
Ken: "Hey, it's been a while, nee-chan!"
Ryu: "You look well, Chun-Li."
Chun-Li: "Ken... Ryu!?"
Chun-Li: "What are you two doing here!?"
Yuri: "Personnel data verification: Ken Masters."
Juni: "The other one is... Ryu."
Ken: "Whoa, autographs later, okay?"
Ryu: "...Ken, that armband..."
Ken: "Heh, I know."
Ken: "...Shadaloo... What are they doing, using children like this?"
Cammy: "Eliminate them."